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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1899
Page
6
The article notes Aguinaldo’s name now elicits only a faint reaction at vaudeville shows and cites Mrs. Lease repudiating the Democratic party while an exchange claims some Democrats brag about it.
A Philadelphia girl asserts a hand squeezing incident is worth $5,000, implying a costly challenge awaits any man who takes a chance with her waist.
An Ohio inventor unveils a chair adjustable to one thousand settings. The device targets aiding a small boy to sit comfortably during church services.
A quotation from Dr. John Hall extols kindness as a secondary grace during trouble. It emphasizes supportive acts and warm gestures as help in unseen battles, guiding how people respond with empathy and solidarity.
A French story reports deputies demanding a doubled salary to resist corruption, while another tale features a burglar who vows reform if granted a fortune.
The article notes Scotland holds a whisky surplus of nearly forty million gallons, implying ample supply for temperance advocates to tour the country seeking reform.
A vivid captioned scene mounts Lord Nelson in the Victory deck with brown paper and vinegar on his legs, red tape securing the mock wounds as mosquitoes bite the famed admiral. The piece jokes about making the demigod barely recognisable.
In Paris last week an Anti Alcohol Congress gathered 500 delegates from leading nations. The report says France suffers most from intemperance with rapid social decline over twenty years. Northern regions see population loss similar to historic depopulation, while Normandy records higher female drinking and child mortality. Per capita consumption is estimated at fifteen quarts yearly.
A New York magazine editor has been named minister to Greece. He likely believes he can fill the post for a year or two as war articles already prepared in type will last that long.
A Chicago court ruled Julius Caesar retained copyright to De Bello Gallico despite not filing a copy with the Library of Congress. The decision held the work protected while noting procedural irregularities.
For three years in a row Mrs. Rosa Gates of Texas has won the Georgia college of surgery event, beating more than twenty three male competitors. The remark notes that such repeated success seems unlikely to recur.
John D. Clews aged 102 and Sarah Jennings aged 100 wed in Franklin Pennsylvania after meeting in Springfield Illinois forty years earlier. Their romance crossed the Civil War from Lincoln’s era to Libby Prison and reunion at a veterans gathering renewing a youthful bond that defies time.
An 1870s National Review piece outlines naval pay and half pay figures. It notes eleven officers receive average £2500 total with half pay around £650, cites senior captains at £930 full £301 half, and senior commanders at £433 full £182 half. Half pay among senior officers has fallen from 50 percent in 1871 to about 24 percent of captains and 20 percent of commanders, with more promotions likely as entry numbers rise. It also discusses personal finances for marriage, imagining a 33 year old lieutenant and 36 year old lieutenant commander, their savings and pay progression.
Dr. Emory Lanphear presented on trephining for tetanus with brain antitoxin injection at the St. Louis Academy meeting. He cited tropical mortality, noted subcutaneous serum alone is ineffective, and warned brain injection plus serum offers better outcomes though many cases still end in death.
A concise note on how diligent workers turn harvested produce into home stocked preserves. The piece highlights the labor of industrious families and the resulting jars lining pantries. It emphasizes thrift, self sufficiency, and communal pride in craft.
Readers can obtain a heavy cardboard map puzzle divided into states and territories with capitals and rivers shown. Pieces fit to form the United States, teaching geography and state sizes. Send 10 cents to Mr. F. H. Lord in Chicago for delivery.
Cuba contributed about one twelfth of all world tobacco before the war. The phrase urge to hurry is balanced with caution by a saying about catching a car. Rhyme notes include ditties for bicyclists and spinning songs.
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